We have just installed Microsoft Sharepoing 2013 fairly recently. We have encountered some issues when importing several PDF files via Windows Explorer. The user that uploaded the files can see all the files that they uploaded; however, no one else can even though they have full access to the document library. I have been looking just about every where online. Anyone had this problem or know how to correct it?

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If other users can't see the files - they don't have access to them. Double-check the permissions on the files individually. Perhaps (and I can't really think of a way it would happen) the uploaded files aren't inheriting the permissions of the library.

And ﻿really﻿ double-check the permissions on the library itself. Sharepoint permissions are the single most troublesome part of SP, hands down.

I looked at the files to see if they had individual permissions. I did not see any. The library itself is solid. I created a separate login provided access to that login and the files were still not visible.

The answer is because the files have had no checked in version, they will be checked out because of missing metadata.

When uploading files through Windows Explorer, you bypass the prompt to enter in the Required metadata fields, like 'title' Etc.

If a file has never been checked in, then by default no one, whether administrator or not, will be able to see the files except the person who put them in.

To take ownership of all files in a library that has no checked in version, go to the library settings, and under 'Permissions and Management' click 'Manage files which have no checked in version' ﻿ - here you will see all the missing files.You can take ownership and check them in yourself.

To stop the problem from happening again, take off all your required metadata fields so that it checks in on upload.